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They Were Saved
Season 5
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They Were Saved.
1st Thessalonians 2:13-20
Paul has declared that they were BOLD IN THE GOSPEL. They were REAL in their ministry, for unlike the travelling professional philosophers and preachers of their day, they truly loved their people, they longed for their people, they lived for their people, they laboured for the people and they lead the people. See what a dramatic effect that consistent, steady ministry leading by example and faithfully preaching the Word, had upon the people who lived at Thessalonica. They were Saved. They were saved:-
- By the WORD of God Alone.
- By the GRACE of God Alone.
- For the GLORY of God Alone.
Our whole lives, our leisure, our career, our church life our family life… Everything should bring GLORY to God. Do we live our lives Soli Deo Gloria? Can we truly say that what delights God delights in us?
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